The Himalayan Times Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

A man reads a newspaper in Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu, in May 2015. Journalists in Nepal say proposed regulations and pressure from authorities are damaging press freedom. (AFP/Prakash Singh)

Nepal’s hard-fought press freedom at risk amid restrictive bills, government pressure

December 26, 2019 11:22 AM EST

Last year, when Raju Basnet was covering landgrabs in the Nepali city of Lalitpur, he knew he was playing with fire. His reports in the weekly Khojtalas alleged that powerful people, including government officials, were involved in the scheme and Basnet had already received multiple warnings to back off the story. Despite this, Basnet told…

Violence escalates against journalists amid unrest in Nepal

September 14, 2015 2:54 PM EDT

New York, September 14, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by increasing attacks on journalists in Nepal amid ongoing political unrest in the country.

Nepali journalist assaulted, in critical condition

August 12, 2011 3:12 PM EDT

New York, August 12, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed concern today about a brutal attack on journalist Kishor Budhathoki in eastern Nepal on Thursday night. Budhathoki is vice president of the local chapter of press freedom watchdog the Federation of Nepali Journalists and also reports for sister papers The Himalayan Times and Annapurna Post.